It didn’t take long for Marlon Moraes to realize he wasn’t “ready to live that life” as a retired fighter. That’s why he chose to return to MMA competition with PFL.
After announcing his plans to hang up the gloves in April, Moraes (23-10-1) admits there were some “peaceful” times where he didn’t have to worry about training for a particular fight or opponent.
He still spent plenty of time in the gym at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla., though, and during that time came to the realization he still had more in the tank. After being released from the UFC following a four-fight skid, Moraes was free to survey the MMA landscape, and he said joining the PFL – which is formerly World Series of Fighting, for which he was a bantamweight champion – was the only logical option.
